Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.0 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Peru, you would:
pay 46.3% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
$5.92
NT$189.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
$4.93
NT$157.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
$1.07
NT$34.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.68
NT$21.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
$2.01
NT$64.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
$8.55
NT$273.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
$11.77
NT$376.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
$3.41
NT$109.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
$4.21
NT$134.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
$2.13
NT$67.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.02
NT$32.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
$1.28
NT$40.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$1.63
NT$52.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
$1.29
NT$41.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$1.15
NT$36.90
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
Peru
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
$3.89
NT$124.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
$42.09
NT$1,345.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,050,877.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
$9.21
NT$294.25
|
|
pay 73.6% more for housing
Peru
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
$26.10
NT$833.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
$624.83
NT$19,966.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
$417.75
NT$13,349.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
$69.55
NT$2,222.39
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
$689.69
NT$22,039.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
$16,064.75
NT$513,352.20
|
|
pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
$2.14
NT$68.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
$3.21
NT$102.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
$4.28
NT$136.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
$39.68
NT$1,268.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
$10.52
NT$336.28
|
|
pay 67.4% more for clothing
Peru
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
$82.51
NT$2,636.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
$30.23
NT$965.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
$94.58
NT$3,022.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
$115.17
NT$3,680.17
|
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